Hello dear forum members,
Soon we will begin building our house (southern Germany region, working with an architect).
We have already gained a lot of information and experience from this great forum and hope to be able to give something back in the future through sharing our own experiences.
On our trade/workscope and quotation list, the costs for the electrical installation currently seem very high to us.
The house has about 164 sqm (1,765 sq ft) to be equipped with electrical installations (light switches, sockets/outlets, LAN, 15 spotlights). Aside from a desired (video) intercom system for the front door, there are no special features (no smart home, etc.). Given the number of planned sockets, light switches, etc., we did not want to cut corners – so it can be considered rather well equipped but not overloaded.
The initial quotes have come in at around 28,000 gross (before tax).
The costs we know from other homeowners (with similar or even better equipment) are far lower. These ranged from 8,000 (standard quality) up to 15,000 (higher-end standard).
How did this item compare in your cases, assuming a similar scope?
Best regards
Soon we will begin building our house (southern Germany region, working with an architect).
We have already gained a lot of information and experience from this great forum and hope to be able to give something back in the future through sharing our own experiences.
On our trade/workscope and quotation list, the costs for the electrical installation currently seem very high to us.
The house has about 164 sqm (1,765 sq ft) to be equipped with electrical installations (light switches, sockets/outlets, LAN, 15 spotlights). Aside from a desired (video) intercom system for the front door, there are no special features (no smart home, etc.). Given the number of planned sockets, light switches, etc., we did not want to cut corners – so it can be considered rather well equipped but not overloaded.
The initial quotes have come in at around 28,000 gross (before tax).
The costs we know from other homeowners (with similar or even better equipment) are far lower. These ranged from 8,000 (standard quality) up to 15,000 (higher-end standard).
How did this item compare in your cases, assuming a similar scope?
Best regards
S
Sebastian7919 Jun 2016 20:48That's quite common...
repentless19 Jun 2016 21:01Correct. The first quote was basically a very long list of individual items, cable lengths in the kilometer range (miles range), and surcharges for the current copper doping. Quite unpleasant for the end user. The mixed calculations are not necessarily worse in this regard, I believe. Especially since a lot of the technology is located far away from the distribution point.